Bored to death?
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DIVERSION Bored to death ?
Have you ever felt bored (Fig 1)? Ever found yourself with nothing engaging to do? Experienced a lack of interest in everything and everyone around you? Although not a pleasant state in which to find oneself, is boredom bad for health? In a rare moment of idleness one day, we pondered whether the expression ‘bored to death’ has any basis. Are people who are bored more likely to die earlier than...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Epidemiology
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0300-5771,1464-3685
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyp404